Boeing production workers last went on strike 16 years ago. But the “Fighting Machinists” still know how to do it.
Three weeks into industrial action sparked by a dispute over pay and benefits, a well-oiled system sustains picket lines outside the Washington state plants where many of the manufacturer’s aircraft are normally built.
At the union hall in Seattle, workers split logs to feed the burn barrels that keep picketers warm at night, while debit cards are distributed that allow them…
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